Brief Life History of Per
Per Jansson was born on 3 May 1713, in Öja, Södermanland, Sweden. He married Greta Jansdotter in 1751. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 20 August 1786, in his hometown, at the age of 73.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Per Jansson - Church record: Marriage: about 1751; Oja, Sodermanland, Sweden
- Par Johanson in entry for Carl, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Par Johansson in entry for Jonas, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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Children (8)
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World Events (2)
1720
Northern War occurred.
1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Lennart, Mats, Nils, Per, Alf, Anders, Berger, Bjorn, Holger, Jan Erik. German Rainer, Ralf, Gunther, Hans.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jan, a shortened vernacular form of Johannes (see John ).
Americanized form of Dutch, North German, and Norwegian Janssen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Janson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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